The red squirrel is well looked after here, and it is one of the few places in southern England where you can find them. You're bound to spot some bushy-tailed reds here, either on the Hamstead ...

The country's red squirrel population is threatened by the spread of invasive, non-native grey squirrels, which were first introduced to the UK from North America by the Victorians. As well as ...

Grey squirrels can carry the squirrelpox virus that is lethal to red squirrels, and suffer no ill effects. Grey squirrel populations have increased to just under 3 million in the UK since they were ...